The Yellow River: Piano Concerto

1. Yellow River Fantasy
Composed by Quigang Chen
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

2. Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon
Composed by Chinese Traditional
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

3. Happy Loso
Composed by Cheng-Zong Yin
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

4. Short Pieces (7) Based on Inner Mongolian Folk-songs
Composed by Ton San
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

5. Mermaid Ballet, Suite Ginseng
Composed by Cho-chiang Wu
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

6. Mermaid Ballet, Suite Coral
Composed by Cho-chiang Wu
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

7. Mermaid Ballet, Suite Waterweed
Composed by Cho-chiang Wu
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

8. Mermaid Ballet, Suite Wedding Scene
Composed by Cho-chiang Wu
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

9. Red Lilies Crimson and Bright
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

10. Variations (3) on an Ancient Chinese Melody
Composed by Jian-Zhong Wang
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with Cheng-Zong Yin
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

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Average customer rating: Composer, premiere player, soloist - Yin Cheng-zong's authentic Yellow River Concerto something missing and deadly wrong here Contains many piano solo treasures Trust me~ You will never get tired of it. Very nice Music

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Tracks:

1. The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen
2. The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Ode To The Yellow River
3. The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): The Yellow River In Anger
4. The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Defend The Yellow River
5. Colourful Clouds
6. Happy Loso
7. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Elegy
8. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Friendship
9. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Nostalgia
10. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Grassland Love-Song
11. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Children's Dance
12. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Sorrow
13. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Dance
14. The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Ginseng
15. The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Coral
16. The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Waterweed
17. The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Wedding Scene
18. Red Lilies Crimson And Bright
19. Three Variations On An Ancient Chinese Melody

Customer Reviews:

Composer, premiere player, soloist - Yin Cheng-zong's authentic Yellow River Concerto.......2007-07-03

I owned this disc for more than 12 years already. The CD cover was already the third one.
Lang Lang recently made a new recording of this piece with DG.
I heard master Yin play this piece (in Lang Lang's stead) last evening in Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and he moved me to tears.
Yin Cheng-zong is over 60 years old now. He lived through the various turmoils of China. It requires life experience and patriotism to interpret this piece, so very sorry, I haven't heard any foreign pianist playing this piece yet, let alone on record.
HOWEVER, Yin Cheng-zong did made a recording of this piece with Claudio Abbado, but the recording has never been released by the PRC official broadcasting agency. Yin himself claims that this was one of the most memorable performances he had of this piece - Abbado understands the piece so well that Yin was highly amazed!
The foremost player and interpretor of this piece remains Yin Cheng-zong, but I must say that ALSO hearing Lang Lang playing this piece a couple of days ago (also in Hong Kong), Lang's playing of this piece is vastly improving.

something missing and deadly wrong here.......2006-11-07

when i listened to this concerto, the first impression was something deadly wrong. if you want to portray and describe a river, the best way is to start from its origin, it might be just a trickle of dripping water and a small stream at first, then when going down, meet and entwine with other small streams, it gradually evolving into a great river all way down to the ocean. that's the way how you use the music to portray a river.
but the composer of this 'yellow river' was educated in the chinese communist system, his composition was still dominated subjectively by the blind chinese revolutionary passion, the concerto from the very beginning sounds like listening to a cultural revolution marching song, banging and pounding so headstrong against almost all the foreign elements, condemning so viciously and so mercilessly with hatred, like revolutionary army at wars, like those stupid formula musicals, songs and plays created in the cultural revolution era to please the butcher chairman mao. there's almost no big difference here. when you listen to this concerto, only a small part and portion make you feel like something good and wonderful offered by the river, most part of it sounds too clueless military.
we all knew that the chinese civilization and it's culture was originated from the yellow river, it's like a mother of china. yes, yellow river is always unpreditable and changing, its inevitable floodings in the history caused a lot of deaths and tragedies, but a river could never be always so merciless and vicious. this concerto and this music is not an appropriate interpretation of the yellow river but a chinese communist revolutionary marching song by a die hard communist composer. it's a very bad concerto actually.

Contains many piano solo treasures.......2006-03-26

The most important thing about this CD is its beautiful solo piano music from classical Chinese literature. You'll be amazed and delighted.

Trust me~ You will never get tired of it........2004-08-07

This is an excellent album that worth adding to your collection. Moreover, such great music for such low price, there is no reason you shouldn't buy it.

Very nice Music.......2003-01-15

I've heard The Yellow River Cantata for long time before I got this CD, this CD would be a very nice CD on your collection. And when I came to Yellow River (Hoang He) in the summer and spring, I knew this concerto said the trust: The river is always changing, savage and quiet. There is enough Asian spirit on this CD. As you know, every old chinese word and song are based on a story (called Gu dian, means classical) and if you know much about chinese stories you will feel completly this CD. One of famous Gu Dian is the fighting of Chinese people against the flood every year at the river's banks, for thousand years. You can find more information and "Gu dian" about this river in Chinese histories or stories.

Average customer rating: Excellent piano literature Beautiful craftsmanship

Chinese Piano Concertos Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Yellow River Concerto The Butterfly Lovers Phases Of The Moon: Traditional Chinese Music Masterpieces of Chinese Traditional Music Classical Chinese Folk Music ASIN: B000007NEL Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

1. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: Yellow River Piano Concerto: Yellow River Rafter
2. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: Yellow River Piano Concerto: Ode To The Yellow River
3. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: Yellow River Piano Concerto: The Yellow River In Wrath
4. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: Yellow River Piano Concerto: Defend The Yellow River
5. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: The Moon's Reflection Of The Second Spring
6. 3 Chinese Riano Concertos: Chinese Youth Piano Concerto
7. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Flute And Drum At Sunset
8. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: 100 Birds Singing In Homage To The Phoenix
9. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Autumn Moon Mirrored In The Lake
10. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Sonatina: In The Sunshine
11. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Sonatina: After The Rain
12. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Sonatina: Miner's Dance
13. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: 2 Yili Folk Songs: The Girls With The Black Eyes
14. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: 2 Yili Folk Songs: The Olten River
15. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Happy To Meet
16. Ancient & Modern Chinese Piano Music: Celebration

Customer Reviews:

Excellent piano literature.......2002-11-13

This CD contains well-known Chinese piano literature that is rarely heard of in the USA. It has a good selection of piano literature from China and is a great introduction to some of China's best composers in the 20th century.

"The Moon's Reflection Over The Second Spring" (Chu Wanghua) is definitely my favorite track and this arrangement with a traditional ensemble is gorgeous. "100 Birds Singing In Homeage To The Phoenix" (Wang Jianzhong) contains very ethnic sounds, achieved by the creative use of ornaments, especially in the opening of the piece. The piece "Autumn Moon Mirrored In The Lake" is a setting of a popular Cantonese folksong by Chen Peixun. Evocative of a Chinese harp, this piece is mostly pentatonic and pianistic with many arpeggios and trills. Another piano standard is "Flute and Drum At Sunset" by Li Yinghai. This CD is definitely worth listening to gain more insight on 20th century Chinese music.

Beautiful craftsmanship.......2000-06-22

This is a recording of glorious depth and tonality. My favourite track - "The Moon's reflection over the second spring" - is brilliantly evocative, and showcases the wonderful talent of Eileen Huang. For those wishing to push the boundaries of the western piano concerto tradition, this CD offers an easy access to alternative musical traditions.

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The Art of Lang Lang Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000OYCTHE Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

1. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 In C Sharp Minor, S.244 - Arr. Vladimir Horowitz
2. 3. Allegro Con Fuoco
3. Autumn Moon On A Calm Lake (Pinghu Qiuyue)
4. 7. Traumerei
5. Nocturne No.8 In D Flat, Op.27 No.2
6. 1. Allegro Moderato
7. Liebestraum No.3 In A Flat, S.541 No.3
8. 2. Adagio Sostenuto
9. 4. Finale (Presto Non Tanto)
10. 3. Allegro Molto
11. 1. Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen
12. Variation 18
13. Horses (After Pieces By Huang Hai Hwai, Chen Rao Xing And Shen Li Qun)

Album Details

Lang Lang Plays Sold-out, Highly Acclaimed Concerts in all the World's Major Music Venues. He Has Demonstrated an Extraordinary Ability to Connect with Audiences on a Deeply Personal Level and Has Established Himself as One of the Most Outstanding Pianists of Our Time. His Talent and Personality Make Him an Ideal Ambassador for Classical Music and a Role Model for Young People.

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Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 Manufacturer: Yellow River ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000027LCA Release Date: 1992-08-26

Average customer rating: Beautiful Piano concerto coupled with bland piano pieces

The Yellow River: Piano Concerto Manufacturer: Marco Polo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000045XR Release Date: 1992-12-17

Tracks:

1. 'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Prld: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatman
2. 'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Ode To The Yellow River
3. 'The Yellow River' Pno Con: The Yellow River In Wrath
4. 'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Defend The Yellow River
5. 'The Yellow River' Pno Con: Colourful Clouds
6. Happy Loso
7. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Elegie
8. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Friendship
9. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Nostalgia
10. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Grassland Love Song
11. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Children's Dance
12. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Sorrow
13. Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Dance
14. The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Ginseng
15. The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Coral
16. The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Waterweed
17. The Mermaid Ballet Ste: Wedding Scene
18. Red Lilies Crimson And Bright
19. 3 Variations On An Ancient Chinese Melody

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Piano concerto coupled with bland piano pieces.......2000-06-21

The "Yellow River Concerto" is a work of genious. Each movement describes the river with ease and clarity. The concerto opens with a sweeping view of the majestic river, followed by a cheerful description of the fisherman. It is interluded with a thoughtful tribute to the riches the river provides to the fisherman. The ode to the Yellow River is a beautiful track in ballad style. It is very peaceful with a tint of lament. The Yellow River in Wrath opens with the peaceful river and then follows to the river in storm, portrayed by heavy piano chords and excessive orchestration. Defend the Yellow River concludes the concerto with a triumphant battle and march scene to bring an end to this concerto illustrating the Yellow River, and ultimately Chinese river life. The short piano works that couple the concerto are rather uninspired and tasteless. A few of the works have their short moments but the rest of the short piano tracks end up being tiresome.

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Xian Xinhai: Yellow River Piano Concerto / Wang Xi Lin: Yunnan Scenes Riccardo Caramella , Beijing Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra , Yuan Fang , Xian Xinghai , and Wang Xi Lin Manufacturer: Nuova Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000036AR Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

1. Yellow River Pno Con: I. Prld. The Song Of The Yellow River Boatman - Riccardo Caramella
2. Yellow River Pno Con: II. Ode To The Yellow - Riccardo Caramella
3. Yellow River Pno Con: III. The Wrath Of The Yellow River - Riccardo Caramella
4. Yellow River Pno Con: IV. Defence Of The Yellow River - Riccardo Caramella
5. Yunnan Scenes: I. Spring Rainfall At The Tea Farm - Beijing Broadcasting SO/Yuan Fang
6. Yunnan Scenes: II. On The Mountain Road - Beijing Broadcasting SO/Yuan Fang
7. Yunnan Scenes: III. Evening Song - Beijing Broadcasting SO/Yuan Fang
8. Yunnan Scenes: IV. Torch Festival - Beijing Broadcasting SO/Yuan Fang

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A Concert from China / Schucheng, Baodi, Central China PO Manufacturer: Olympia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003WCM Release Date: 1995-12-12

Tracks:

1. Spring Festival Overture
2. I. Overture Boatmen's Song of the Yellow River
3. II. Ode to the Yellow River
4. III. The Yellow River Becomes Angry
5. IV. Defend the Yellow River
6. Thoughts and Emotions like Turbulent Waves
7. Butterfly Lovers
8. Evening Party

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A Concert from China Manufacturer: Olympia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000260M9 Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

1. Spring Festival Ov
2. Based On The Contata 'The Yellow River', Pno Con: I. Ov - Boatmen's Song of the Yellow River
3. Based On The Contata 'The Yellow River', Pno Con: II. Ode To The Yellow River
4. Based On The Contata 'The Yellow River', Pno Con: III. The Yellow River Becomes Angry
5. Based On The Contata 'The Yellow River', Pno Con: IV. Defend The Yellow River
6. Thoughts And Emotions Like Turbulent Waves - Central Phil Society of China/Han Zhongje
7. 'Butterfly Lovers', Vn Con: 'Being In Love'/'Refuse The Marriage'/'Transformed Into Butterflies' - Tang Baodi
8. Evening Party - Central Phil Society of China/Han Zhongje

Track Listings:

1. Things Visible and Invisible
2. Variations on Rossini Operas
3. Villa-Lobos: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 7
4. Villa-Lobos: String Quartets Nos. 3, 10 and 15
5. Violin Concerti 1 & 2
6. Virtuoso Cello Encores
7. Vox Iberica III: El Sabio
8. Xmas Chorales
9. 4 Preludes & Fugues / Idylle
10. Around the World in 80 Minutes

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